Flushing apparatus.



FABRICIO DE ALBA E., OF. PANAMA, PANAMA.

FLUSHING AYPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. :Patented Allg'. 3]., i909.

Application filed November '12, 1908. Serial No. 462,354.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Fanicio Dn ALBA B., a citizen of the Republic of Panama, residing at Panama city, in the Republic of Panama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Flushing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to flushing apparatus for water closets andthe like, the object ot the invention being to provide an apparatus ot' this character which dispenses with the ordinary valve controlledA discharge outlets, and obviates the objections incident thereto, and which embodies a discharge pipe operating by a siphoning action to etlect the discharge of the water from the tank for the purpose of flushing the bowl when the water in the tank reaches a deter-- mined height, together with a lloat controlled inlet valve operative to cut oil1 the flow of water when the prescribed level is reached and adapted, through the action of the ticat, to coperate with 'the Jdischarge pipe to establish the siphoning action for the flow of the water troni the tankto flush the bowl. i

llvith. these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the features of construction, comoination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to A,the accompanying drawing, showing aI vertical section of a flushing apparatus embodying the invention.

in the drawing, 1 designates a liush tank of any ordinary construction, to which the water is supplied through a reed pipe 2. The inner or discharge end, of this pipe is provided with a valve seat 3 for a cutoff valve il. The valve el is niovably mounted within a casing 5 having` a thruided tlange (S to engage the threaded end ot the pipe 2, and provided with an outlet 7 through which the water p'asses into the tank. The valve is mounted upon one end of a threaded stein S slidably mounted in openings 9 and.

10 termed in the body ot' the valve and depending portion of a bracket arm 11 extending from the valve casing. Mounted on the outer end of the stem is a suitable iinger piece 12, and mounted on the l,thread- A valve controlling lever 15 is pvot-ally mounted at its inner lend upon a pivot pin 16 carried by the valve casing and has such endbifurcated o1' forked to receive the lug and to provide front and rear projections 17 and 1S to engage the same. The outer end of the lever is' formed with an eye -19 or otherwise suitably constructed for the attachment thereto of an operating rod or chain by which the lever may be tilted on its pivot to open the valve. lVhen the outer end of the lever is drawn downward the projection 17 engages the lug 14: and slides the valve open for the feed of water to the tank, and when said end of the lever is elevated the lug 18 engages the lug 14 and slides the valve to a. closedposition to cut off-the flow of water. A link 20 or other suitable flexible support depends from the vlever into the tank and carri/es a float 21. This float is controlled by the' level ot' lthe. water in the tank to operate the lever to open the valve when the water in the tank falls below a .prescribed level and to close the valve to cut oft the vflow of water when the tank is filled to such level. lThe water discharges from the tank through a siphon discharge pipe 22, which pipe is provided with a comparatively long discharge leg 23 extending downward'from the water level through the bottom of the tank and threaded at its lower end for con'- nection with a pipe leading to the bowl and to receive suitable clamping nuts ,24 by which:

it is secured in position, and' is also pro- 'i vided with a. short leg 25 connected -t it-s,

Vupper end with the upper end of the leg 23 by an elbow or return portion 26 and terminating at its lower end above the bottom of the tank.`

In practice, the leg 25 of the Siphon pipe istilled with water up to the maximum level, which is on a line a slight distance below the level of the lower portion of the elbow 2G. Assuming that the tank is filled to the determined level and the valve fl closed, it 100 will be understood that in order to flush the bowl and tov open the valve for reiilling the tank when th@-E charge therein is eX- hausled, it is simply necessary to pull down upon the rod, chain or operating device connected with the eye 19. By this action the valve is opened to allow watervto ,feed into, the tank, while at the same timethe float 21 is forcibly depressed. Thisforcible depression ot the float causes" it to displace the water below it, whereby' the body of water in 'the tank is raised above its normal level. The water in the Siphon leg Q5 will accordingly be elevated ande. portion will pass up into the elbow 26 and discharge through the leg 23, thus creating' a partial vacuum in the leg' 23 and elbow 26, 'whereby a 'further and continuous flow of water fromV the tank is induced, the Water continuing to pase out through the discharge pipe until the Siphening action is brel-:en by the lowering' oi' the level of the water below the inlet end of the leg 25." ll'hen this occurs the discharge of the water is arreeted, while the valve il: willV remain open to allow water to ,leed into the tank tl'irongh the pipe 2 until the normal level is again restored, when,y through the elevation of the loat 2l to its normal position, the, valve will again be cloeedito out oil the flow of water and the parte will be reset for the subsequent operation.A

By employingr a Siphon discharge pipe constructed and arranged as described, the use ol' the ordinary valved discharge outlet is obviated `and the leakage attendant from the use of improperly seating valves prey vented, and by the employment of a valve i mechanism of the type disclosed it will he seen that the float not only operatee to rcstore the valve to closed poeition after each 'flushing operation, but also Servea as a dieA placing' medium toelevate the water in the tank to a propri' degree above the normal level to discharge the water through the Siphon pipe when the operating device connected with the lever ieactuated. By turnine' the stein by means` of the linger piece l2, the nut or sleeve lil may be adjusted to regulate the action of Adie lever 'll and the opening` and closing increments of the 'valve ll, whereby the normal level of the water in the tank may be varied.

Having thus Jfully deecrihed the invention, what is claimed new, is:-

l. A flushing apparatus comprising a tank, a Siphon. discharge pipe having its highest portion arranged above the normal water level of the tank, a water feed pipe, a valve controlling' the inlet ot water therefrom, a sliding stem connected with 'the valve, an adjustable Contact on Said Stem, a lever having' spaced contact members to engage said adjustable contact, said lever being' Inovahle in one direction to open the valve and in the reverse direction to close the same, and a [loatconnected with the lever for moving the Same to valve closing position and adapted when Said lever is moved to valve opening position to elevate the water in `(he tank to start the aiphon'ing discharge action.

2. A flushing' apparatus coniprieing a tank, a Siphon diacharge pipe "having its hir'hoet portion arranged ahove the normal water level oi the tank, a water inlet pipe.l a valve controlling the saine, a sliding' stem connected with the valve, a member adjustably mounted on the stem and provided with a projection, a pivoted lever provided with coiipoi'atiiif); projections lo move the valve in reverso directions, Said. lever adapted to be manually operated in one direction to open the valve. and a iloat connected with the lever vfor moving' the lever to valve closiurl position` said lloat heine' adapted on the movement oli the level' to valve opening; o sition to raise the level oit the water in the tank to establish the aiphoning action.

ln testimony nliereoi5 l ailix my Signature in lpresence of two .vitnesscs. A

FBRCO DE ALBA B.

lllitnesses:

Mame Funcion, l. Sianixix. 

